Overview

Film version of the Rimsky Korsakov opera from the Pushkin story. Motsart i Salyeri (Mozart and Salieri), based on a legend that Salieri poisoned Mozart, meditates on the nature of creativity while introducing, in brilliantly compressed speeches, what was to be one of the important Russian themes—metaphysical rebellion against God.

Cast

Pyotr Glebov, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Sergey Lemeshev, Aleksandr Pirogov

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What is "Mozart and Salieri" about?

Film version of the Rimsky Korsakov opera from the Pushkin story. Motsart i Salyeri (Mozart and Salieri), based on a legend that Salieri poisoned Mozart, meditates on the nature of creativity while introducing, in brilliantly compressed speeches, what was to be one of the important Russian themes—metaphysical rebellion against God.

When was "Mozart and Salieri" released?

Mozart and Salieri was released in 1962.

Who stars in "Mozart and Salieri"?

The cast includes Pyotr Glebov, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Sergey Lemeshev, Aleksandr Pirogov.